The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-06
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There are number of festivals in the
course of year which the young people
look forward to with eager expectancy
Christmas, with mysterious mistletoe,
Thanksgiving, with the tenders lemnity OF
grace ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS none has associa-
ton 80 close with the heart as that of All
Halloween. Perhaps seven out Of ten poo
pie are ignorant of the date on which this
falls, but these are people grown cold and
indifferent to affairs de occur or callous
over the spontaneity of youthful affections.
The day even passed here without any
special observance, and no one was the
wiser for its having occurred. Aftcrward
young lady was heard To remark that she
was sorry that she had not known the date,
for she would have probed the secrets Of
the future. Every one has learned the
initials Of his loves name through the
singular form Of the apple peal, and many
a seed has been popped before the ember
10 determine the priority Of marriage.
Northern and eastern girls aie very re-
ligious about the observance Of this day;
they seek the name or face Of their future
husband with all the solemnity Of prayer
meeting time. Jollity and fun are what is
sought for generally by the southern girl.
and she finds il. She will go TO the 10
cent show for lark, aud smile at you
next night from the opera box with an in
nocent face. ...
At one time curiosity got the better Of
people, and the advent OF a circus was the
signal for n general rush TO the canvas
tents, but now il is no longer ''propah" TO
patronizc circus, from a society point OF
view. The time was when buggy and
buggy ride were considered perfectly
an fait but now IL has dropped 20 such
low 20 middle class vehicle that elegance
and propricty have taboocd IL. And yet
how much ambition Of young men soaH
no higher than the possession OF a four
wheeler large enough for one, but carrying
two The buggy has been suspended 10 u
great extent by the dog cart, tandem,
sulky, etc. Girls arc more liable 10
choose among the latter vehicles for con.
veyanccs.
The wires Of tho past week informed us
that Mrs. Jas Brown Potter appeared on
her opening night wearing four superb
crcations OF Worth. We have learned
nothing rs to her ability and talents The
rule nowadays is, given handsome ward
robe and We have n star Of the iint mag
nitu,lc, he her name Sarah, Cora or LILY.
There is no reason, then, for aspiranis 10
be ,lishcartencd II they are able 10 supply
the inst requisite. We have several
warming lnaidcns in our midst whose far.
off look is fixed upon the stage when lis
elevation shall have reached the skylighi.
Dresses come high, but the girls must
have them, whether from Paris, Ncwlork
or Chicago. Several poems in dresses
made nj the latter two places have been
described 10 the society man Of the AP-
PgAL, and before long they may bc seen
ut saine Of the entertainments.
That girls real newspapers can no longer
be doubted. II not Why should our mcr.
chants fiji our pages with columns Of
tempting advertisements The writer re-
Gently male purchase nj figure which
he considered quito reasonable, but was
much chauinncd when fair friend
pointed ont small advertisement Of same
nj "A rival establishment for hall the
amount But do advertisements constitute
all the stock IN trade oi u newspaper Not
by long odds and for amusement and in
nruction they furnish columns II matter
from everywhere. lint whether onc.half
of this comes under The notice Of these
feminine readers, 'twould he hard 10 tell.
A Young lady was recently talking with
great yiyaciiy, etc, Of the opera aud music,
and expressed her delight that Jenny Lind
would MAKE another tour 81 this country.
As the great songStrss had died the day pre-
yious, Il WIS hard Ia understand where
sho got her information from. Another
acquaintance was quite positive that If
Wings Sketch Book contained nn answer
90 nonnelly's lIaconian theory, and only n
careful inspection convinced her TO the
contrary. In view Of all these facts, the
conclusion must be made that, as a rule,
girls are not readers Of the newspapers.
II they are TO he ccnsurcd on some
points, there are alarming features which
counicrbalance. However much women
have been abused for Indifference and
GOODNESS, Il il undisputcd that generosity
and self sacrifice are their strong charac-
tcrisiics. Many woman has married, moi
from love, hut from strongest oi generous
motives and there Is no end 10 the mo-
men,s Of sacrifice. At a recent german q
Young lady was forced 10 choose between
friend and gentleman almost astranger,
and her better feeling prevailed and she
chose the latter. Little acts Of this kind
arr often the turning points In friendship
perhaps leading 10 love and affection
Dcsign Is no part Of the act, and the onl,
answer 10 him who 10 consirues u ~ hon
toit qui NAL pensc.'